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bySlashbotAgent ( 6477336 ) writes:
Was their economy not sufficiently fucked already?
byrahvin112 ( 446269 ) writes:
Apparently not.
In anger about paying 1.75% to credit card companies they adopted a "currency" that charges 8% to move money anywhere.
And for the pedantic crypto supporters that will attempt to point out that you don't have to pay 8% I say you don't have to as long as you don't care if your transaction takes a month to process. And for that 8% you can expect the transaction to complete in about 2-3 days.
Cryptocurrencies are a way to divert money from stupid poor people to rich people with deep pockets.
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bytlhIngan ( 30335 ) writes:
In anger about paying 1.75% to credit card companies they adopted a "currency" that charges 8% to move money anywhere.
Ah, but the big difference is that with bitcoin, the payer pays the fee, not the recipient. So as far as anyone is considered, they're saving 1.75% in fees. Who cares if it costs you 8% more?
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by1s44c ( 552956 ) writes:
It sounds like you are on the small block bitcoin fork, the one that sadly stole the bitcoin name yet really isn't bitcoin anymore.
Bitcoin cash is bitcoin that works as cash, it's a continuation of the Satoshi scaling plan from before the time when banksters brought the project and prevented all capacity increases.
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